Fabric fence.



H. P. WILLSEY.

FABRIC FENCE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2s, 1911.

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HANNAH P. WILLSY, 0F '.PASADEN, CALIFORNIA.

FABRIC FENCE.

Tooll 'whom t may concern.' 4 l a l Be it known that I, HANNAH I. WILLSEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fabric Fences, of which the following is a specification'.

This invention relates to fabric .fences or analogous wlre structures, and has .for an ob- ]ect particularly to provide 1n a'fence Wire structure -means for positively preventing the destruction or the uplifting of the same by such ground-rooting animals as pigs or the like. f

In the drawing, forming a portion of thisl specification and 'in which like numerals of referenceindicate similar parts inthe several viewsz-Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of my improved fence structure. Fig. 2 is a view on an enlarged scale of a section of the same showing the spur members operatively engagediwith `the intertwistedL portions ofthe -fence structure4 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one ofthe spur members. Fig. 4 isa perspectiveview of one of the spur members showing the same folded .for insertion through the companion eyes'pf the intertwisted portionsof the fence fabric.

The fence structurehereinshown is of woven wire formation, the companion wires of the same being intertwisted, at l, and formed to provide a plurality of spaced eyes 2. Thebottom of the fence is also provided at the intertwisted wire portions with eyes 3. Members 4 of heavy wire are employed in the construction of such fence fabric, and as shown, two of such members are provided for each intertwisted portion. In practice, Vthe companion members 4: for each intertwisted portion lare bent in substantially U- form lso that the legs 5 can be freely. passed through the eyes 2 jacent to the ends of the intertwisted wires. The legs 6 are then securely wrapped around the intertwisted portions of thewires forming the fence fabric and the ends of the legs are" then bentto extend in different directions, and as shown, said ends are pointed, at

.Pareri-mamar. 11,1913.

A Application filed September 23, 1911. Serial No. 650,961.

7, so that in effect each endis substantially a barb. Certain of the barb-like ends when bent, extend in the direction of the openings 7 in the fence structure. Other barbs extend inwardly so as to coperate 'with the rst barbs toward providing a perfect guard to positively preventvthe insertion of the nose of the animal into the meshes or holes in the fence. .The barb forming Wires are arranged along the bottom of the fence in a mannerl similar to that described for their connection with the intertwisted portions above the bottom. `At the bottom some of the barb-like ends extend downwardly and others extend inwardly. This prevents the animal 4from moving beneath the fence as will be understood.

While the fence fabric described herein is to be used principally for the purpose described it`may be explained that such'barbl like members as those referred to may be wholly arranged at the top of a fenceso as to prevent onev from climbing over the same.

I claim: I

v-A fence structure, comprising companion wires disposed in such relative arrangement as to form intervening openings therebetween, the said wires having intertwisted connecting portionsA which aref' separated relatively at their ends to provide eyes, and

companlon wire members having interme-V.

diate straight portions disposed longitudinally 'against the intertwisted portions and provided with legs, which are extended through said eyes andfinto the'openings formed by said companion Wires and whose inner yends are twisted around the .intertwistedportions, the portions of the legs which are disposed in the openings being i pointed so as to present guarding barbs for the purpose specified.

presence of two Witnesses.

HANNAH 1?. WiLLsEYQ Witnesses C'. M oLArN,

FRANK W. Hlm..

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